Eaton Corporation employees in Decatur may be eligible for benefits

DECATUR, Alabama – Current and past employees of Eaton
Corporation of Decatur who helped produce hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders may
be able to apply for benefits under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Act of 2011, according to the state Department of Labor.

Employees of Eaton Corporation, which also includes on-site leased
workers from Infotrieve, Belcan Tech Services, Advantage Human Resourcing and
804 Technology, have filed a petition, which was certified by the U.S.
Department of Labor on June 11.

Eaton workers who found themselves without a job because of
shifts in the production of items "like or directly competitive with the
hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, produced by the workers, to a foreign
country," may be eligible for benefits, the press release states. The employee
petition includes unemployment on or after June 4, 2012, and before the
termination date of June 11, 2015.

Displaced workers may get training, job search and relocation
assistance benefits under the TAA Act, as well as a Health Coverage Tax Credit.
Information on the tax credit can be found by
calling 1-866-628-HCTC (4282) or by visiting the IRS website
(IRS Keyword: HCTC).

Employees who have used up their state and federal
unemployment cash benefits may be eligible for extra benefits on a week-by-week
basis. To qualify for the Trade Readjustment Allowance, ADOL
said workers must be enrolled in training "the later of 26 weeks after the
certification date or after their last
qualifying separation or a waiver of the training requirement must be granted
by the state Employment Service Division of the Alabama Department of Labor."

Eaton workers ages 50 and older
may also qualify for allowances under Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance. ADOL Commissioner Tom Surtees said potentially eligible candidates
will be contacted once they are identified.